Management of Complex Treatment-resistant Psychotic Disorders

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Management of Complex Treatment-resistant Psychotic Disorders
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Michael Cummings
Edited by Stephen Stahl
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:538
Dimensions(mm): Height 227,Width 137
ISBN/Barcode 9781108965682
ClassificationsDewey:615.7882
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 22 July 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This full-color, practical handbook provides a concise, evidence-based psychopharmacological approach to the management of complex treatment-resistant psychotic disorders. Part I focuses uniquely on topics and strategies relevant to treating this challenging patient population. These approaches go beyond standard guidelines while adhering to research and clinically derived data. Part II provides a concise array of information regarding those classes of medications most commonly used when treating complex treatment-resistant psychotic disorders. Each medication guide contains sections including mechanisms of action, typical treatment response, monitoring, dosing and kinetics, medications to avoid in combination/warnings, and take-home pearls. Part III offers tips in brief appendix chapters for managing common issues ranging from loading lithium and valproic acid to the treatment of acute psychomotor agitation. An essential resource for psychiatrists, forensic clinicians, psychiatric trainees, and all mental health professionals involved with, or interested in, the treatment of challenging psychotic disorders.

Author Biography

Michael A. Cummings is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Riverside, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine and Senior Psychiatrist Specialist at the California Department of State Hospitals. Stephen M. Stahl is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of California, Riverside, and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.